Glogic Simplify SANblade 4000 Series User manual

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SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
1.1 How to Use this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 General Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.4 Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.5 Release Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Part I Hardware
Section 2 QLA4000-DEV
2.1 QLA4000-DEV Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.1 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.1.2 Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.2 Installation in the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.3 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.4 Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.5 Agency Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Part II Software
Section 3 Windows 2000 Driver Installation
3.1 Supported Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Driver Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.3 Creating the Driver Disk (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.4 Installing the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.4.1 Initial OS Installation with the QLA4000-DEV as
an Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.4.2 Adding the QLA4000-DEV to the Existing OS . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.4.3 Updating the Existing Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.5 Removing the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.6 System Registry Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.6.1 MaximumSGList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.6.2 NumberofRequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

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Section 4 Windows NT Driver Installation
4.1 Supported Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Driver Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.3 Creating the Driver Disk (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.4 Installing the Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.4.1 Initial OS Installation with the QLA4000-DEV as an
Add-on Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.4.2 Adding the QLA4000-DEV Driver to the Existing OS . . . 4-2
4.4.3 Updating the Existing Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.5 Removing the Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.6 System Registry Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.6.1 MaximumSGList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.6.2 NumberofRequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.6.3 LargeLuns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.7 Additional Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Part III SANblade Control IX
Section 5 SANblade Control IX
5.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Installation Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.3 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.3.1 Selection Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3.2 Configuring the QLA4000-DEV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.3.3 Configuring Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.3.3.1 Configuring Specific Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.3.3.2 Configuring Using Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.3.4 Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
5.3.5 Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

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FIGURES
Figure Page
2-1 QLA4000-DEV Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 QLA4000-DEV LED Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
5-1 HBA Options with Firmware Tabbed Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-2 Target Settings Tabbed Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5-3 Target Information Tabbed Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-4 HBA Information Tabbed Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5-5 Information Tabbed Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5-6 HBA Options with Network Tabbed Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5-7 Update Firmware Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
TABLES
Table Page
2-1 QLA4000-DEV Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
5-1 Initial Login Parameters, Discovery Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5-2 Initial Login Parameters, Normal Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

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IS0053301-00 A 1-1
Section 1
Introduction
1.1
How to Use this Guide
This user’s guide is for the SANblade QLA4000-DEV iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA).
This guide contains installation instructions for the hardware (QLA4000-DEV),
supported software drivers, and the SANblade Control IX GUI. Install these
components in the following order:
1. Install the QLA4000-DEV in your PC.
2. Install the software driver according to the directions in the appropriate
section.
3. Install the SANblade Control IX GUI.
1.2
General Description
The QLA4000 is an iSCSI HBA that provides PCI connectivity to SCSI using the
iSCSI protocol. This release of the QLA4000 implementsdraft 0.8 of the IETF iSCSI
standard, which creates a new industry standard SAN technology based on internet
protocols: TCP/IP. Updates to later iSCSI drafts will be available for downloads to
the HBA. iSCSI enables new IP based SANs, which are similar to Fibre Channel
SANs, as well as a new set of storage applications, for example, remote storage.
The QLA4000-DEV implements the complete protocol stack, including TCP/IP, on
the HBA and off-loads the host of any I/O protocol processing. Off-loading the host
frees the system to perform other tasks and deliver optimum total system
performance. The QLA4000-DEV handles complete SCSI transactions, iSCSI,
TCP/IP and Ethernet.
The QLA4000-DEV is a development product and is not intended for mass
distribution.

1 –Introduction
Features
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1.3
Features
■Compliance with PCI Local Bus Specification revision 2.2
■Supports iSCSI standards with soft upgrades as the standard evolves
■32/64-bit, 33/66-MHz universal PCI
■1-Gbps, full-duplex Ethernet
■Complete TCP/IP protocol off-load
■iSCSI initiator and target modes
■Jumper selectable to copper or fiber optic gigabit Ethernet interface:
❑RJ45 gigabit Ethernet connector
❑Small form factor (LC) fiber optic connector
1.4
Contact Information
QLogic encourages all feedback. iSCSI is in its infancy, so new issues arise daily.
We at QLogic are looking forward to working in partnership with you to develop your
iSCSI solution. We will continue to have software upgrades that improve
functionality and performance. While we will notify you when any official release
becomes available, we seek your input on what needs you have that we should
address in future updates.
If you have questions, problems, or feedback on this product, please contact your
local QLogic representative/FAE.
1.5
Release Contents
This QLA4000 release contains the following key pieces:
■QLA4000 iSCSI HBA
■One CD-ROM (CD) with the following contents:
❑This document
❑Driver directory with drivers for:
❑Windows NT
❑Windows 2000
❑SANblade Control IX directory with:
❑GUI application installation (setup.exe)
❑Support files

ISO053301-00 A I-1
Part I
Hardware
This part of the SANblade 4000 User’s Guide describes the host bus adapters
(HBAs) and how to install and configure them. See the section that corresponds to
your HBA.
HBA Section
QLA4000-DEV 2

I –Hardware
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